Hawkins, Nicola J.,

The evolution of resistance to pesticides [electronic resource] / Nicola J. Hawkins. - London : Henry Stewart Talks, 2019. - 1 online resource (1 streaming video file (35 min.) : color, sound). - The biomedical & life sciences collection, 2056-452X . - Henry Stewart talks. Biomedical & life sciences collection. .

Animated audio-visual presentation with synchronized narration. Title from title frames.

Contents: Crop protection against pests, pathogens and weeds to feed a growing world population -- High adaptability of pest species and their evolving resistance to many crop protection tools -- Monitoring the emergence and spread of resistance and using new molecular diagnostics to detect problems earlier and more precisely -- The importance of knowing the molecular mechanism of resistance to design diagnostics and to develop management guidelines -- Understanding the underlying evolutionary processes to better inform management guidelines -- Practical resistance management guidelines.

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Agricultural biotechnology.
Crop improvement.
Evolution (Biology)
Pesticide resistance--Molecular aspects.
Plants--Disease and pest resistance--Genetic aspects.
Plants, Protection of.
Biological Evolution.
Crop Protection.
Drug Resistance, Microbial.
Herbicide Resistance.
Insecticide Resistance.
Pathology, Molecular.
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